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与世偃仰
yǔ​shì​yǎn​yǎng

to drift with the tide

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 与 與 yǔ preposition
    with
    with; to; towards; introducing the object of an action
  2. 世 shì noun
    world
    (bound form) the world; the earth; human society
  3. 偃仰 yǎn​yǎng
    to drift with the times
    (literary) to drift with the tide or follow the trends of the era; to adapt oneself to the current social climate
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